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Not many shows survive a reboot. The old fans are just way too attached to the original cast to care about what new story you’re trying to tell. Change the day and time and you’re basically letting the world know you’re about to cancel the show.

So no wonder we all trembled in fear when half the cast of Once Upon A Time quit and the show time moved to Friday’s at 8pm.

We start this season with a jump to 18-year-old Henry heading through a portal with Regina bidding him farewell. He and a very flustered looking Cinderella are rushing headfirst towards each other on a strip of road in a “New Realm”

Henry is much older now and we understand that this will be a new version of the show entirely by Henry’s farewell to Regina, “There are dozens of stories across the world but I’m the only me” I’m paraphrasing obviously, but it prepares you for when you see another Cinderella.

A fact I’m still on the fence about. On the one hand a reboot means you can do whatever you please however, I vaguely remember Cinderella being one of their first stories.

This new spin with Cinderella as Henry’s true love and the Evil Stepmother as the villain (a great choice btw) definitely let’s us know we’re not in Storeybrooke anymore.

Recycling the first episode of the series is a risk. I’m not sure if I like it yet. Henry as the “true believer” doesn’t seem to believe Lucy very much very a la Emma if i do say so myself.

Grown up Henry is a blocked writer who hasn’t been able to write anything since his debut Once Upon A Time. He’s surprised by a little girl claiming to be his daughter.

Sound familiar?

Apparently Hyperion Heights is the new version of Storeybrooke, where everyone is trapped without magic. The neighborhood is being gentrified scattering the original (Storeybrooke) characters across the world.

In fairytale land Henry was roofied by a menacing looking Alice who seems to be working for Rumple. Her warning to Henry was that he wasn’t in his story. Yet he and Cinderella seem to be destined for each other.

I wonder what happens to Violet that Cinderella us his true love?

The episode ends with a promotion for our favorite neighborhood Captn. Hook who gets teamed up with Rumplestilitskin/ Weaver.

Roni/Regina decides to not sell her bar to the wicked stepmother Madame Bellfrey. Her triumphant monologue pans through the city while we see the slight change in each of our characters.

Buzz about the Full House reboot had me exciting and worried. Not every idea is a god idea and when I heard the premise I was less than impressed. Twenty – Nine years later D.J. Tanner – Fuller, newly widowed moves back into her childhood home to raise her three sons after her firefighter husband passes.

The first episode a great reunion for the original cast, (except Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen), reveals that Stephanie has become a super HOT! deejay who goes by the name of Deejay Tanner. Insert Canned Laugh Here. Kimmy Gibbler who looks much like she always has, wed and reproduced with latin lover Fernando and the two have a sassy 12-year-old.

Overhearing D.J.’s plight, being a single mom with three kids (maybe she’s being overly dramatic?) Danny, Joey, Jesse and Aunt Becky offer to stay in San Fran to help raise the children.

However, Stephanie offers to give up her jet setting lifestyle to stay and help out and Kimmy eager to move into the Tanner family home since youth leapt at the chance to move in for some added assistance.

Biggest shocker from the show so far – Stephanie revealed that she is unable to have children.

I did appreciate the tie in of the old cast with the new. D.J.’s ex boyfriend now divorced has made it clear that he wants her back and at least one of the familial elders shows up once an episode to help out or eat chicken.

My favorite part so far would be the subtle hints at Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s absence and the quirky they stare into the camera when during punch-lines. Fuller House definitely has my attention.

After an eleven year hiatus the girls made of sugar, spice and everything nice will be returning to Cartoon Network in April. Powerpuff Girls created by Craig McCracken, ran from 1998 – 2005. I recall being infatuated with the girls, my favorites a split between the blue youngest child Bubbles and the tomboyish Buttercup.

After seven years on air the show ended but reruns played on Boomerang. Finally in January 2014 Cartoon Network aired The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed, featuring Ringo Starr. Shortly after they revealed the Powerpuff Girls would be returning.

The original voices of our leading ladies, Cathy Cavadini, E.G. Daily and Tara Strong will not be returning and according to Tara Strong via twitter, the idea was a “strictly creative” decision by the network;despite none of the former actresses being contacted to reprise their roles.

The new voices of our Powerpuffs are Amanda Leighton from The Fosters; Kristen Li Palamides’ of Monsters University, and Natalie Palamides of Burning Bridges. Tom Kenny will return as the voice of the Narrator/Mayor and Jennifer Hale will be returning as Ms. Keane.

Though original creator McCracken won’t be returning to the show according to According to Tom Kenny, he gave the new show his approval.

The first episode of the new series, “Don’t Call Me Princess” will air in the US on April 4th, 2016 and on Cartoon Network UK between 28 March and 16 April 2016.